April 25
1985 In the first round of the playoffs, Portland defeated Dallas 115-113
to take the series 3-1 and eliminate Dallas from the playoffs.
1986 In the first round of the playoffs, Dallas defeated Utah 117-113
to take the series 3-1 and advance to the second round.
1986 Brad Davis set a then NBA playoff record in shooting 5-5 3-pointers.
2004 Dirk Nowitzki was named to the All-NBA 3rd team. Nowitzki received
145 points in the voting.
2005 The NBA fined Avery Johnson $10,000 for failing to leave the court
in a timely manner following Game 1 vs Houston on 4/23/05.
2006 Avery Johnson was named as Coach of the Year. Johnson received 63
of a possible 124 media 1st place votes and had a total of 419
points. Mike D'Antoni (Pho) was 2nd in the voting with 247 points
and 27 1st place votes.
2007 Activated Maurice Ager and placed Kevin Willis on IL. Ager was
on IL for 3 days (2 games) (no injury). Willis was activated 4
days (2 games) later.
2008 Activated J.J. Barea and placed Antoine Wright (no injury) on IL.
Barea had been on IL for 6 days (2 games) (no injury). Wright
would remain on IL for the rest of the playoffs (5 days, 3 games).
2014 Dirk Nowitzki was selected as winner of the Magic Johnson Award,
which recognizes excellence on the court with cooperation with
the fans and media, as selected by the Pro Basketball Writers
Association.
2015 The NBA fined Rick Carlisle $25,000 for criticizing the refs
following the 4/24/15 Dal-Hou game.
2016 In the first round of the playoffs, Oklahoma City defeated
Dallas to take the series 4-1 and eliminate Dallas from the
playoffs.
Games
Record: 6-5 (home: 4-2, road: 2-3)
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1985 L @Portland 113-115 -2 Aguirre 39 Perkins 10 Vandeweg 27
Audie Norris hit a 10-foot baseliner with 1 second to give Portland the
win.
Portland had no blocks - the 1st time an opponent had no blocks in the
playoffs.
Mark Aguirre had 39 points, Sam Perkins had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and
Rolando Blackman had 17 points on 2-13 FG and 13-14 FT.
Kiki Vandeweghe had 27 points and Clyde Drexler had 18 points.
Dallas shot 48-55 FT and Portland shot 19-22 FT.
Game 4: Portland won series 3-1
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1986 W @Utah 117-113 +4 Perkins 29 Perkins 12 Bailey 24
Dallas held a lead as large as 13 points during the 4th quarter.
Brad Davis set a then league playoff record by shooting 5-5 3-pointers.
His were the only 3-pointers the Mavs attempted and 5-5 3-pointers by
the team set the league playoff record for most 3-pointers made without
a miss [old: 4].
Davis had 26 points including 8-8 FG and 15 of his points came in the 4th
quarter.
Sam Perkins had 29 points including 13-22 FG and 12 rebounds, Mark Aguirre
had 28 points on 14-24 FG, and Rolando Blackman had 20 points.
Karl Malone had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Bobby Hansen had 22 points
including a Mavs' opponent record 9-9 FG, and Mark Eaton had 20 points
and 12 rebounds.
Davis and Hansen became just the 7th and 8th players in league playoff
history to attempt at least 8 shots and make all of them [most: 12-12].
Adrian Dantley and Darrell Griffith did not play.
Game 4: Dallas won series 3-1
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1987 L Seattle 110-112 -2 Aguirre 28 Tarpley 8 Ellis 32
Derek Harper was called for traveling as he tried to inbound the ball
with 4 seconds left. Dale Ellis was fouled with 2 seconds left and
hit both free throws to give Seattle the win.
Mark Aguirre had 28 points and Rolando Blackman had 24 points.
Dale Ellis had 32 points, Xavier McDaniel had 28 points and 9 rebounds,
and Clemon Johnson had 20 points.
Game 2: Series tied 1-1; Seattle would win series 3-1
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2003 W @Portland 115-103 +12 Nowitzki 42 Nowitzki 10 Patterso 19
Dallas out-scored Portland 31-18 in the 4th quarter.
Dallas shot 18-21 FT and Portland shot 31-39 FT.
Dallas had 6 turnovers (tying the team playoff record low) and Portland
had 17 turnovers.
Portland had no blocks - just the 3rd time an opponent had no blocks in
the playoffs.
Dirk Nowitzki had 42 points, tying the 3rd most in team playoff history.
It was the 4th time a Mavs player had 40+ points in the playoffs and
the 5th of 27 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with Dallas. He shot 15-20
FG and 5-6 3-pointers and had 10 rebounds. He scored 16 points
including 6-6 FG and 3-3 3-pointers during the 4th quarter.
Raef LaFrentz had 20 points and Steve Nash had 12 points and 10 assists.
Ruben Patterson had 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Scottie Pippen (sore left knee) and Derek Anderson (torn left meniscus)
did not play.
Game 3: Dallas led series 3-0; Dallas would win series 4-3
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2005 L Houston 111-113 -2 Nowitzki 26 Dampier 9 YaoMing 33
Dirk Nowitzki tied the game with 10 seconds left. Tracy McGrady
hit a long jumper with 2.2 seconds left. Michael Finley missed
a jumper at the buzzer.
The largest lead during the game by either team was just 8 points.
Nowitzki had 26 points and just 2 rebounds. Josh Howard had 17 points
and 8 rebounds. Jason Terry had 15 points and 8 rebounds.
Yao Ming had 33 points (including 17 points in the 1st quarter) on
13-14 FG and 7-7 FT and 8 rebounds. McGrady had 28 points, 8
rebounds, and 10 assists. Jon Barry had 16 points.
Game 2: Houston led series 2-0; Dallas would win series 4-3
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2007 W Golden State 112-99 +13 JTerry 28 JHoward 11 SJackson 30
Dallas out-scored Golden State 33-22 in the 3rd quarter.
Baron Davis (GS) was ejected by ref Bennett Salvatore for continuing
to clap his hands after a call Davis questioned even though
Salvatore gave him several warnings to stop (it was Davis' 2nd
technical). Stephen Jackson (GS) was ejected with 4:35 left in the
4th for receiving his 2nd technical for complaining about a call.
9 straight points scored in the 4th quarter gave Dallas their largest
lead at 110-90 with 4 minutes left.
After playing small-ball in Game 1, Dallas went back to their regular
lineup as centers Erick Dampier and DeSagana Diop combined to play
41 minutes.
Jason Terry had 28 points. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 7 rebounds.
Josh Howard had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. Jerry
Stackhouse had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
Stephen Jackson (GS) had 30 points. Monta Ellis (GS) had 20 points.
Jason Richardson (GS) had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Baron Davis had
just 13 points, 2 assists, and 6 turnovers before his ejection.
Dallas shot just 1-16 3-pointers (with their last attempt with 4:00
left in the 4th being the only make). Golden State shot 4-20
3-pointers.
Golden State had just 9 assists, tying the opponent playoff low.
Game 2: Series tied 1-1; Golden State would win series 4-2
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2008 W New Orleans 97-87 +10 DNowitzki 32 DNowitzki 19 JPargo 30
Dallas scored the first 6 points of the 4th quarter to take their
largest lead at 82-65 with 9:25 left. New Orleans scored 13
straight points to pull within 90-83 with 2 minutes left, but
Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer with 1:40 remaining.
Dallas shot 42.7% (32-75) FG and New Orleans shot 37.9% (33-87) FG.
Dallas shot 28-38 FT and New Orleans shot 13-13 FT, the first time
in team playoff history that an opponent made all their free throw
attempts.
Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points, 19 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jason Terry
had 22 points and 6 assists. Josh Howard had 18 points on 5-16 FG
and 8-10 FT. Jason Kidd had 8 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Bonzi Wells had 30 points including 12-20 FG and 4-7 3-pointers.
Chris Paul had 16 points including 4-18 FG and 10 assists. Peja
Stojakovic had 13 points including 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds and
David West had 14 points including 6-20 FG and 9 rebounds.
Game #3: New Orleans led series 2-1; New Orleans would win series 4-1
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2009 W San Antonio 99-90 +9 JHoward 28 DNowitzki 13 TParker 43
Dal scored the last 6 points of the game as SA missed their last 5 shots
over the last 2 minutes of the game.
Dal shot 38.4% FG and SA shot 44.3% FG.
Dal shot 33-39 FT and SA shot 22-34 FT.
Josh Howard had 28 points including 11-13 FT, Dirk Nowitzki had 12
points and 13 rebounds, and Jason Kidd had 17 points, 7 rebounds, and
7 assists.
Tony Parker had 43 points, the 12th time an opponent had 40+ points in
the playoffs. Tim Duncan had 25 points including 11-18 FT, 10 rebounds,
and 7 assists.
Game 4: Dallas led series 3-1; Dallas would win series 4-1
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2010 L @San Antonio 89-92 -3 DN/CB 17 DNowitzki 11 GHill 29
Jason Terry sprained his ankle during the 2nd quarter, but was able to
continue playing.
Eduardo Najera was ejected early in the 4th quarter with a flagrant
foul level 2 after horsecollaring Manu Ginobili (SA).
After Dallas out-scored San Antonio 31-17 in the 2nd quarter, San
San Antonio out-scored Dallas 29-11 in the 2nd quarter.
San Antonio led by 13 with 5 minutes left, but Dallas went on a 13-2
run to pull within 84-86 with 2:15 left. The teams traded
3-pointers and Ginobili (SA) hit 2 free throws to give San Antonio
a 91-87 lead with 42 seconds left.
Dirk Nowitzki had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Shawn Marion had 14
points and 7 rebounds, and Jason Terry had 13 points (all in the 4th
quarter) and 6 rebounds.
George Hill had 29 points including 11-16 FG and 5-6 3-pointers;
Ginobili had 17 points including 4-16 FG, 7 assists, and 4 steals;
and Richard Jefferson had 15 points.
Game #4, San Antonio led series 3-1; San Antonio would win series 4-2
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2011 W Portland 93-82 +11 DNowitzki 25 TChandler 20 AMiller 18
Dallas led 67-60 with 2:30 left in the 3rd quarter and used a 17-7 run
to blow the game open at 84-67 with 6:30 left. Portland did close
the game with an 11-2 run to make the final margin closer.
Tyson Chandler had 14 points including 8-12 FT and 20 rebounds. It
was the 6th time a Mavs player had 20+ rebounds in the playoffs and
the 1st of 4 times Chandler had 20+ rebounds with Dallas. He also
set the team playoff record with 13 offensive rebounds.
Jason Kidd had 4 points, 7 rebounds, and 14 assists. It was the 5th
time a Mavs player had 14+ assists in the playoffs.
Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points including 9-11 FT and 8 rebounds and Jason
Terry had 20 points.
Andre Miller (Por) had 18 points and 7 assists and Gerald Wallace
(Por) had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Game #5, Dallas led series 3-2; Dallas would win series 4-2
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2016 L @Oklahoma City 104-118 -14 DNowitzki 24 DPowell 9 Westbrook 36
Oklahoma City led 35-24 after 1.
Dallas used a 12-3 run to pull within 53-55 with 2:30 left in the
2nd quarter and Oklahoma City led 68-61 at the half.
Oklahoma City used a 9-2 run to go up 93-79 with 1:30 left and
led 93-83 after 3.
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer pulled Dallas within 103-107 with
4:10 to go, but Oklahoma City scored the next 11 points to take
a commanding 118-103 lead with 30 seconds left.
Dallas never led in the game.
Oklahoma City shot 50.6% (41-81) FG including 10-30 3-pointers
and Dallas shot 46.9% (38-81) FG including 8-24 3-pointers.
Oklahoma City shot 26-32 FT and Dallas shot 20-24 FT.
Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points; Zaza Pachulia had 12 points, 7
rebounds, and 9 assists; and Dwight Powell had 16 points
including 6-7 FG and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points including 3-11 3-pointers and
7 rebounds; Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 36 points, 12 rebounds,
and 9 assists; and Steven Adams (OKC) had 15 points and 10
rebounds including 5 offensive.
Deron Williams (sports hernia), David Lee (right foot plantar
fasciitis), and Salah Mejri (strained right hip) did not play.
Dallas never led in 4 of the 5 games in the series.
Game #5, Oklahoma City won series 4-1